# Back pain - What should i do?
**URL:** https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/back-pain-what-should-i-do/14222
**Category:** Pain & Rehab Forum \[Moderated\]
**Created:** [December 28, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/back-pain-what-should-i-do/14222 "2023-12-28T10:09:40Z")
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### Author:  [@JaiA1423](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/JaiA1423)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/back-pain-what-should-i-do/14222/1 "2023-12-28T10:09:40Z")
Hey guys, 2 weeks ago today, i went for a squat single @rpe 8 it moved amazingly but as i moved down my backdown sets i felt pain on the right side of my back (near the lat region). I skipped the last backoff set and just moved onto bench. Since then i have not been able to squat or deadlift due to the pain. The pain has significantly improved but it was still preventing me from squats or deads. 5 days after the incident, i tried squatting but when i got to 70% of my 1rm the pain got much worse and so i went home and havent squatted/deadlifted since. What should i do?
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### Author:  [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/back-pain-what-should-i-do/14222/2 "2023-12-28T14:34:56Z")
Hi,
Here are some resources for you that will outline our recommended approach:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwj5ORPmX0)
> **[Pain in Training: What To Do?](https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog/pain-in-training-what-do/)**
>
> So you’ve been training, but have started experiencing pain. This is an extremely common experience that we get asked about on a daily basis.
The first step is to recognize that your options are not limited to either squatting \> 70% 1RM or doing nothing at all. There is a wide range of intensity in between that you can use to train productively while getting things to feel better. The resources linked above give more specifics on how to do this.